Travis Blankenhorn

Travis Blankenhorn

28-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Travis Blankenhorn in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in December of 2023. Elected free agency in September of 2024.
Becomes free agent
3BFree Agent  
September 9, 2024
Blankenhorn elected free agency Monday after being outrighted off the Nationals' 40-man roster.
ANALYSIS
At this point in the calendar, Blankenhorn is unlikely to land a minor-league deal with another organization before the season ends, but he'll get a head start in finding his next employer ahead of 2025. He was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Aug. 20 and later designated for assignment after he slashed .129/.156/.161 over 32 plate appearances in 13 games with the Nationals.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
2
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+68%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+269%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .661 8 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286
Since 2022vs Right .393 64 4 1 5 0 .121 .203 .190
2024vs Left 1.000 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500
2024vs Right .271 30 2 0 4 0 .103 .133 .138
2023vs Left .533 6 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
2023vs Right .560 31 2 1 1 0 .154 .290 .269
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+96%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+290%
OPS at Home
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .476 55 3 1 5 0 .160 .236 .240
Since 2022Away .243 17 1 0 1 0 .067 .176 .067
2024Home .314 26 2 0 4 0 .120 .154 .160
2024Away .333 6 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167
2023Home .710 26 1 1 1 0 .227 .346 .364
2023Away .182 11 1 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000
2022Home .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Travis Blankenhorn compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.11
 
BB Rate
3.1%
 
K Rate
28.1%
 
BABIP
.182
 
ISO
.032
 
AVG
.129
 
OBP
.156
 
SLG
.161
 
OPS
.318
 
wOBA
.145
 
Exit Velocity
86.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
13.6%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.174
 
Expected SLG
.253
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
63.6%
 
Line Drive %
13.6%
 
Fly Ball %
22.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Blankenhorn could carve out a utility role this season with the Twins. He's passable at second base and third base but doesn't excel anywhere in the field. He's not considered a top prospect at age 23, but hit 278/.312/.474 with 18 home runs and 11 steals in 93 games at Double-A in 2019 and played one game with the Twins in 2020. He'll likely provide depth and move between Triple-A and the majors this summer.
Blankenhorn does not have a clear defensive home -- he is passable at second base and third base but doesn't excel anywhere. However, his bat could carry him to some sort of big-league role if the Twins need depth. He hit .278/.312/.474 with 18 home runs and 11 steals in 93 games at Double-A. He'll likely begin the season at Minnesota's alternate training site.
Blackenhorn, taken 80th overall in the 2015 draft, showed promise with a .900 OPS and nine home runs in rookie ball before holding his own at Low-A with a .774 OPS at age 19. He'll need to improve his command of the strike zone, as he had just a 5.4 percent walk rate in rookie ball and strikes out a little too often. His early power could make him a top prospect at third base if he improves at Low-A in 2017.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
3BWashington Nationals  
September 9, 2024
The Nationals outrighted Blankenhorn to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
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DFA'd by Washington
3BWashington Nationals  
September 6, 2024
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Sent down to Triple-A
3BWashington Nationals  
August 20, 2024
The Nationals optioned Blankenhorn to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.
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Losing out on playing time
3BWashington Nationals  
August 14, 2024
Blankenhorn is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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On bench again
3BWashington Nationals  
August 9, 2024
Blankenhorn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could get look in September
3BWashington Nationals  
August 31, 2023
Blankenhorn is a name to watch as the Nationals prepare for September call-ups, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Blankenhorn has made only 31 plate appearances at the major-league level -- none in 2023 -- but the 27-year-old boasts an .883 OPS with 23 homers and 75 RBI in 107 games this season for Triple-A Rochester. He's been especially hot since the beginning of August and Washington could use some outfield help for the stretch run.
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